Workshop 2

April 12, 2019 - April 13, 2019

Photo by Grace Xiang

Traditional textile crafts such as Kesi (Silk Tapestry) and Embroidery are recognized as the intangible cultural heritage in China. The techniques of interweaving and layering of fabric threads, which have been practiced for hundreds of years, produce a unique look-and-feel and long-lasting effect on the resulting fabric products. While being used as a production method to transfer paintings, calligraphies, illustrations on to fabrics, the interweaving technique itself generates a visual quality that induces somewhat captivating impression. This workshop invites participants to elicit the aesthetic quality of the interweaving textures and apply that as a design language to generate visual design works. Previous work done by the hosting design team will also be shared an demonstrated in the workshop.